The days passed by day by day, and the time soon came to mid-August, and the weather was very hot. The news of the defeat of the national army in the Northeast soon spread to Sijiu City, causing a huge sensation in Sijiu City.
However, only the upper class people are worried about this. For the ordinary people below, it is better to buy some cheaper Erbajiang somewhere.
This Erba sauce is the favorite of old BJ people. The so-called Erba sauce uses 20% sesame and 80% peanuts, that is, the ratio of sesame paste and peanut butter is 2:8, commonly known as Erba sauce. No matter what people in Sijiucheng eat, they cannot do without this Erbajiang.
Especially in this hot summer, serving a bowl of noodles that have been soaked in cold water and adding some Erba sauce is a summer favorite of the people of Sijiu City.
Often you will see people squatting at the gate, eating a bite of cucumber and a bite of noodles. It is really a pleasant day.
After lunch, Grandma Lu took Jiang Yan out of the courtyard.
Jiang Yan had told Grandma Lu a long time ago that she wanted to buy the small courtyard behind her. After a long period of hard work, Grandma Lu finally agreed to take her to meet the owner of the small courtyard.
Jiang Yan followed Grandma Lu to a courtyard by Houhai. After arriving at the gate of the courtyard, Grandma Lu stepped forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door opened, and a sixty-year-old man with gray hair opened the door.
"Mrs. Long, why are you free to come to my yard today? You are so lucky."
After the old man finished speaking, he gave Grandma Lu a fibrillation.
"Okay, Old Suntou, it's been so long, there's no need to do the old etiquette anymore."
Grandma Lu waved her hand and gave Jiang Yan a knowing look. When she saw the look in Grandma Lu's eyes, she immediately understood and went over to help the old man named Sun.
"This is your young master. Old man Sun stood up and looked at Grandma Lu and asked."
"This is my grandson. He has just arrived in Sijiu City a few days ago. Why are he talking here? He didn't even invite us to sit in."
"Oops! I'm sorry, Mrs. Long, please come in quickly, please come in, old lady, look who's coming, hurry up and make some tea." The old man surnamed Sun shouted into the courtyard, and then hurriedly stepped aside to open the door. , let Grandma Lu enter.
Jiang Yan helped Grandma Lu and walked into the courtyard together.
After walking into this courtyard, Jiang Yan had time to look inside. This courtyard was a one-in-one courtyard with a small area. According to visual inspection, it was less than 300 square meters. It is almost a third smaller than the courtyard house I saw before.
There is a well in the center of the small yard. There is a grape trellis next to the well. The grape trellis is now covered with grapevines, and the greenery makes it look special.
There is a rocking chair under the grape trellis. It is estimated that the old man was sitting on this rocking chair before.
There are not many rooms in this small courtyard, and there are only about five rooms in total, but it looks like it has been regularly maintained and looks antique.
Looking at this courtyard, Jiang Yan felt that this was the layout that the old Fourth Nine City courtyard should have.
Grandma Lu did not go to the main hall, and a group of people could only sit on the stone benches under the grape trellis. After drinking tea, Old Man Sun spoke.
"I don't know what my wife's orders are when she comes here today."
"You don't have to give any orders without me. My eldest grandson values your villa, so he brought me to ask you to see if you have any intention of selling it."
After Grandma Lu finished speaking, there was a moment of silence. At this time, Old Man Sun spoke.
"Madam, you also know my house. After the little devils took over my house, I never went back. Now the house is in such a dilapidated state. Even if you buy it back, it needs to be repaired. The cost is not low!”
"We are all our own people. I will not cheat anyone but you. If others ask, I will definitely sell it. Madam, if you ask, I advise you to think about it."
"Grandson, what do you think?" After hearing what the old man named Sun said, Grandma Lu didn't make a decision, so she turned around and asked Jiang Yan.
"Okay, it's okay grandma, I'm not in a hurry to move in. Let's find someone to decorate it slowly. Anyway, I have my eye on a house somewhere."
"Old Sun, you have heard what my eldest grandson said. Let's see how much it costs. Don't let your grandson suffer. You can discuss the appropriate price."
Uncle Sun glanced at Grandma Lu and said, "Madam should know this. The old lady was kind enough to waive part of the house I bought in 1919 for a total of 1,500 yuan. Nowadays, the house can't be bought for the same price. Young Master, if you really want to buy it, just give me 1,000 yuan."
Jiang Yan was surprised when he heard this price! In the past few days, he asked Tuotian Zao how many houses they had inquired about. To be honest, the price offered by Uncle Sun was much lower than the price on the market.
In the past, it would not have been difficult to sell a house like this for 2,000 yuan.
What Old Suntou said is right, but in these days of war and chaos, it cannot be sold at a high price.
At this price, Jiang Yan really got a lot of advantage.
Before Jiang Yan could agree, Grandma Lu, who was sitting aside drinking water, spoke up.
"Old Sun, this price is too low. How will you explain it to our family if you sell it to us at this price? You still have two sons. Think about them."
"This way, I have the final say on this house. My dear grandson will still give you 1,500 cash."
After saying this, Grandma Lu wanted to say something else when she saw Uncle Sun opening his mouth. Then he continued.
"Okay, that's it, listen to me."
Then he turned to Jiang Yan and said, "Grandson, is this price acceptable?"
Hearing Grandma Lu's words, Jiang Yan nodded quickly, "It's okay, Grandma, it's okay, but I still have the advantage of paying so much! Thank you, Uncle Sun."
After saying this, Jiang Yan took out ten large yellow croakers from his bag and placed them on the table.
During the Republic of China, a piece of small yellow croaker weighed about 30 grams, and each piece could be exchanged for 50 yuan in cash.
The large yellow croaker can be exchanged for ten small yellow croakers, which cost 500 cash. The price of three large yellow croakers is exactly 1,500 cash.
Jiang Yan placed the big yellow croaker on the stone table and made an inviting gesture to Old Man Sun.
Old man Sun was not polite, he just picked up a big goldfish and put it in his mouth and took a bite.
The corners of Jiang Yan's eyes twitched when he looked at it. In this period of love, it's all about biting to tell whether gold is real or fake! This is not hygienic. If there is any infectious disease, it will be great fun.
Then he took a bite of the remaining large yellow croaker one by one, and then collected the large yellow croaker with satisfaction.
"Madam, young master, wait a minute." After saying this, he quickly took the three large yellow croakers in his hand, turned around and returned to the house. The speed surprised Jiang Yan. One large yellow croaker was quite powerful. A full three hundred grams is about six taels, so three large yellow croakers weigh less than two kilograms. There is no one who can walk so fast.
"Madam, young master, this is the title deed of the house. Please take a look at it."
Jiang Yanna was quite curious about the land deeds of this era. Just looking at the yellowed paper, he knew that this thing was old. The words on the land deed were all written with a brush and looked quite neat.
After Jiang Yan read it, he handed the land deed to Grandma Lu. Grandma Lu took one look at it and nodded to Jiang Yan in a cryptic manner.
"Madam, young master, take this land deed and go to the Yamen Gate to exchange for a new one."
Jiang Yan nodded, then put the land deed away and put him in his arms. It looked like he was putting him in his arms, but in fact they were putting him in the space.
There is no safety in this space.
